Learn about instruments and compositional techniques. Also, explore various musical styles and meet musicians featured on Knowitall.
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Sometimes the United States is described as a "melting pot", because all of our citizens have immigrated here from other countries (everyone except Native Americans, who already lived in North America...
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At the beginning of this video, Porterfield and Brooks will recap the GarageBand app and notes from the previous video, Creating the Song, Taking Notes . Porterfield and Brooks will review the...
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EXPIRES: 9/11/2026 Kim Haas visits Marcos Forbes to find out about the origins of Calypso- one of Limon’s most popular musical genres.
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Resources of all types are presented in this lesson to be used as a springboard for: *discussion *inspiration for written projects *creating artwork * researching career opportunities * getting...
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In this Q&A-style video, David Cutler, director of music entrepreneurship at USC, and author or the book "The Savvy Musician," answers questions about music entrepreneurship.
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“Tuk” music is a uniquely Barbadian form of music that developed as a result of severe restrictions placed on the African slaves by their plantation owners. “Tuk” music lives on today, thanks to the...
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Jazz legend John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. Dizzy Gillespie, Cheraw's claim to fame, filled many musical roles, such as trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer...
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Dizzy Gillespie was awarded the coveted Handel Medal, which is New York City’s most prestigious arts award. Gillespie is also part of the Newport Jazz Festival Program, and introduced friends and...
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When the opportunity came for a young Dizzy Gillespie to leave Cheraw, he took it. Dizzy moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina, where he went to school at the Laurinburg Institute. While in Laurinburg...
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Segment 2 follows musician and composer Leon “Pappy” Self. Leon is a fiddle player, whose been pickin’ and singing in Texas since 1931. He was hired by a band called The Light Crust Doughboys, to...